You might want to add details on the previous mount. Pivots? For what bsl?
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Pivots at a 316 mm BSL, I believe.
Right. Add that to the CL and FB ads, man. Also: I refrained from giving you shit on Facebook. You're welcome.
It's like I don't even know you any more...
That seems like the perfect car for those who felt they had far too little C-pillar in their life. High beltline, too.
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Pfft.....I like a hatch. Looks good to me.
Just ordered this.
Snapper XD 82V MAX Electric Cordless 21-Inch Self-Propelled Lawnmower Kit with (2) 2.0 Batteries & (1) Rapid Charger, 1687914, SXD21SPWM82K
It’s the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day. I figure that with Amazon’s return policy I’ll give it a shot (and in the worst case just use my fancy Honda gas one), since lawn mower emissions are probably quite high in my household’s total mix given our efficient house and the non-Land Cruiser vehicles.
Snapper XD 82V MAX Electric Cordless 21-Inch Self-Propelled Lawnmower Kit with (2) 2.0 Batteries & (1) Rapid Charger, 1687914, SXD21SPWM82K
It’s the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day. I figure that with Amazon’s return policy I’ll give it a shot (and in the worst case just use my fancy Honda gas one), since lawn mower emissions are probably quite high in my household’s total mix given our efficient house and the non-Land Cruiser vehicles.
There's someone selling a goat on Nextdoor.Just ordered this.
Snapper XD 82V MAX Electric Cordless 21-Inch Self-Propelled Lawnmower Kit with (2) 2.0 Batteries & (1) Rapid Charger, 1687914, SXD21SPWM82K
It’s the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day. I figure that with Amazon’s return policy I’ll give it a shot (and in the worst case just use my fancy Honda gas one), since lawn mower emissions are probably quite high in my household’s total mix given our efficient house and the non-Land Cruiser vehicles.
(I respect your attempts to minimize your footprint)
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In some areas (but not here) one can rent goats as an Amazon Home Service. I'd totally do that if it were possible.
Don't you have like 12 sq yds of grass?
Yeah, it's no palatial estate. ~0.15 acre lot so less than 0.1 acre of actual grass. Takes about 20 minutes with the gas Honda.
~.15 acre to mow, or .15 is the full lot with a giant house on it so like 4 square feet of grass?
House isn't giant. 3272 sq ft including a basement and two floors, so it, the garage, and the driveway are probably taking up 1500 sq ft. It's not a tiny patch of lawn but isn't giant by any means.
Too soon?
My wife's gay uncle and partner were there 3 days ago, and yes, I've already made the joke.Too soon?
(not my chop)
If you have a half hour of time and are interested in two people with flat affects talking to each other.
I thought it was fascinating. On April 22 I want to be shown why Elon has such unbridled confidence. “Game, set, match.” I am willing to be convinced but show me results, not empty tales about number of vehicles with sensor suites on the road.
What no self driving electric moverJust ordered this.
Snapper XD 82V MAX Electric Cordless 21-Inch Self-Propelled Lawnmower Kit with (2) 2.0 Batteries & (1) Rapid Charger, 1687914, SXD21SPWM82K
It’s the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day. I figure that with Amazon’s return policy I’ll give it a shot (and in the worst case just use my fancy Honda gas one), since lawn mower emissions are probably quite high in my household’s total mix given our efficient house and the non-Land Cruiser vehicles.
I am considering the ego mower, why did you go with the snapper toshi?
Because it was on sale as a Gold Box deal for $439 including 2 2Ah batteries and the rapid charger. (And because I will return it if it sucks and feel no guilt.)
I had a new 3 as a rental last month. I was rather disappointed. Power was decent for the base car but the steering and brakes were terrible. I would expect a performance version to come with better brakes but that atrocious electruc power steering would probably remain.
Today is day 4 in a row of commuting to work on the e-bike. Since I do such things and have some data via Strava I'm going to see if I can quantify the electric bike's effects a bit.
I was riding at a pretty leisurely pace on that 2017 unpowered commute as evidenced by the low average heart rate. That said:
Unpowered -> Trail Mode: 33% shorter riding time albeit at higher me-effort, 94% quicker on the climbs, system contributing 148W on average (just about doubling my efforts), 45% higher average speed.
Meanwhile Trail -> Boost shaves about 10% more riding time off yet, and adds 14% climbing speed and 10% average speed. On the other hand, it feels unnatural and adds 31% or 91W more power, or an average of 238W on top of my presumed baseline effort.
Cliffs Notes: Trail Mode is nice for my commute. It neatly doubles my power output while feeling natural (torque sensing is key), and cuts my time on the bike by a third.
Takeaways:
I was riding at a pretty leisurely pace on that 2017 unpowered commute as evidenced by the low average heart rate. That said:
Unpowered -> Trail Mode: 33% shorter riding time albeit at higher me-effort, 94% quicker on the climbs, system contributing 148W on average (just about doubling my efforts), 45% higher average speed.
Meanwhile Trail -> Boost shaves about 10% more riding time off yet, and adds 14% climbing speed and 10% average speed. On the other hand, it feels unnatural and adds 31% or 91W more power, or an average of 238W on top of my presumed baseline effort.
Cliffs Notes: Trail Mode is nice for my commute. It neatly doubles my power output while feeling natural (torque sensing is key), and cuts my time on the bike by a third.
Audio system consultation done. I went to Elevated Audio, which is at 6th and Sheridan in Lakewood. The install isn’t done yet but the initial experience has been good: scheduling this consultation via email with Google Calendar invites, sales dude who did it was friendly and without pressure.
The installer apparently has 18 years of experience and drives a 2007 Lexus GX 470 himself. He mentioned that the JBL systems in Lexuses and Toyotas of that era often blew out speakers, apparently dry rotting at the periphery of the cone. The sales guy and I therefore sound tested the system in the car and all speakers seem to be ok—no upselling pressure there since things are good enough.
He then presented several options for getting audio in. I ultimately went with a Grom product that has USB audio in. It’s stupid since the stereo is nothing fancy but I wanted to avoid compressed A2DP Bluetooth audio (and analog aux in) on principle, so I did. I will lose the CD/DVD changer functionality, though, as the input box emulates the changer and uses its input.
The install will be May 1. I’ll go riding early in the morning, drop the vehicle off at 8:30, then ride to the train.
Cliffs Notes: Not doing anything fancy with the Land Cruiser stereo, just adding a USB audio input.
The installer apparently has 18 years of experience and drives a 2007 Lexus GX 470 himself. He mentioned that the JBL systems in Lexuses and Toyotas of that era often blew out speakers, apparently dry rotting at the periphery of the cone. The sales guy and I therefore sound tested the system in the car and all speakers seem to be ok—no upselling pressure there since things are good enough.
He then presented several options for getting audio in. I ultimately went with a Grom product that has USB audio in. It’s stupid since the stereo is nothing fancy but I wanted to avoid compressed A2DP Bluetooth audio (and analog aux in) on principle, so I did. I will lose the CD/DVD changer functionality, though, as the input box emulates the changer and uses its input.
The install will be May 1. I’ll go riding early in the morning, drop the vehicle off at 8:30, then ride to the train.
Cliffs Notes: Not doing anything fancy with the Land Cruiser stereo, just adding a USB audio input.
Did he at least tell you that audio is gonna sound like shit in your car regardless of how much you spend?
It’ll let us stream Frozen and the Lion King over and over while driving up to the mountains, so as long as it’s at least recognizable as those then my kids will be happy as clams.Did he at least tell you that audio is gonna sound like shit in your car regardless of how much you spend?
Headlights restored. 500, 1000, 3000 grit, the latter wet sanded, and then a rubbing compound. Everything was with a power drill. The appearance after the 500 and 1000 grit sanding steps was unnerving but it looks ok in the end.
In chronological order:
Start
500
1000
3000
Buffed
In chronological order:
Start
500
1000
3000
Buffed
Clearcoat it...
I hit it with this at the end:
Blue Magic 730-6 Headlight Lens Sealer - 8 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051PJWQW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VEKUCb1XVQRKC
I’ve got a ton left over if you want to use some.
I may... I have a couple cars that need it done AGAIN. I did not clearcoat last time and should have...
If the Snapper mower sucks then I might give this a try:
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From the Makita 36V line, which uses two of their 18V batteries in series. I’ve been happy with the similarly Makita, brushless, and 36V string trimmer and blower from their same lineup, and nominal voltage (e.g. 82V for the really 72V Snapper) is meaningless in and of itself.
Makita XML03PT1
From the Makita 36V line, which uses two of their 18V batteries in series. I’ve been happy with the similarly Makita, brushless, and 36V string trimmer and blower from their same lineup, and nominal voltage (e.g. 82V for the really 72V Snapper) is meaningless in and of itself.
Skis now up on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Moment-Bibby-190-cm-with-DPS-Phantom-2-0/113724602292
Please disseminate the link to those who might be interested.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Moment-Bibby-190-cm-with-DPS-Phantom-2-0/113724602292
Please disseminate the link to those who might be interested.
I've been working here since 7 AM. Read 35 musculoskeletal radiology films (and a bunch of other stuff). I had noticed there was an MSK radiologist sitting in the corner reading outpatient studies (as opposed to inpatient or emergency ones).
I thought he was there on his own volition, catching up on the outpatient list.
Well, it turns out that he is here on call as a 3rd person. All those studies I read should have been read by him. This misunderstanding would be less galling except that I actually walked over and asked him about one such study. At that time it'd been nice for him to pipe up with something like "oh, I see that's an ER MSK film. Those should go to me" but no such words emanated from his mouth, only advice on what type of fracture it was, and I continued to blithely do much of his work for him.
I thought he was there on his own volition, catching up on the outpatient list.
Well, it turns out that he is here on call as a 3rd person. All those studies I read should have been read by him. This misunderstanding would be less galling except that I actually walked over and asked him about one such study. At that time it'd been nice for him to pipe up with something like "oh, I see that's an ER MSK film. Those should go to me" but no such words emanated from his mouth, only advice on what type of fracture it was, and I continued to blithely do much of his work for him.